Writing Workshop PM Seminar

Writing Workshop
PM Seminar
PRP09 - PRP10 - PRP11
2010-2011

NO LATE WORK!

Daily Schedule

Introduction Writing Workshop	Day 1 M 5/2 Learning Target: Experiment writing in a variety of genres including narrative and some free-form poetry. Activity: Write in journals. Discuss writing genres, individual strengths, and areas needing attention,	Day 2 T 5/3 LT: Review examples of writing to determine craft. Activity: Read sample texts for writer's craft, including use of verbs, italics, punctuation, etc.	Day 3 W 5/4 LT: Assemble components of a poem. Activity: Write a poem using "Abuelito Who" as a model.	Day 4 Th 5/5 LT: Continue to Experiment with a variety of leads in narrative writing. Activity: Create-a-Story game Writing Prompts What defines a season? Work on something already started Begin something new
Day 5 F 5/6 LT: Continue to Experiment with a variety of leads in narrative writing. Activity: Create-a-Story game Writing Prompts What defines a season? Work on something already started Begin something new	Day 6 M 5/9 LT: Continue work on previous pieces. Discuss Revision/Editing Activities: PQS Sentence/phrase/word lifting Revision strategies	Day 7 T 5/10 LT: Continue to Experiment with a variety of leads in narrative writing. Activity: Create-a-Story game Writing Prompts What defines a season? Work on something already started Begin something new	Day 8 W 5/11 LT: Experiment with SIX WORD MEMOIR. LT: Discuss Revision LT: Discuss Editing Activity: Six Word Memoir examples Review possibilities for revision and editing	Day 9 Th 5/12 LT: Discuss "quick writes" as a strategy to begin writing. Activity: "Music in your heart" as a quick write to generate future writing topics.
Day 10 F 5/13 LT: Experiment with timed writing. Activity: Practice writing in a limited time frame.	Day 11 M 5/16 LT: Continue work on previous pieces. Discuss Revision/Editing Activities: PQS Sentence/phrase/word lifting Revision strategies	Day 12 T 5/17 LT: Continue work on previous pieces. Discuss Revision/Editing Activities: PQS Revision strategies	Day 13 W 5/18 LT: Continue work on previous pieces. Discuss Revision/Editing Activities: PQS Revision strategies	Day 14 Th 5/19 LT: Review Course expectations. Activity: PQS Student Survey.